Mohave County miner., 1887-06-11
STOCKTON HILL.
A Visit 10 seHic Of the Isona mxn
Mines Of that Lively Camp.

Scott, OF San Jose, Gala, Mrs. j. II. Wat
kins, OF Mineral Park, i. T. Watkins and
wife, R..H. Taggart, A. A. Kilburn and
the editor and bis letter half left King
man in three buckboards for a visit to
Stockton Hill and the mines.
A pleasant drive Of less than three
bours brought US 10 the Cupel mine
where the whole party were Immediately
taken under the protecting wings Of Super
intendent Mackenzie and his good wife,
who could not do enough for us. After
refreshing the inner man and woman
with various compounds, in the conccc.
ton OF which Dick Taegart and Arthur
ki!bnrn are better versed than the editor,
the whole party sat down TO breakfast.
And such ii breakfast q! One would sup
pose that none OF US had had square
meal for month by the way that break
fast disappeared. But We mnst leave
breakfast and Mr.. and Mrs. Mackenzie q
hospitality and endeavor TO give our read
ers some news about the mines.
Leaving the rest OF the party in charge
of Engineer Lassell, Of the Capel mine
! Messrs. W. H.. Taggart, Frank Watkins
and the writer struck out for the G.. o. ID.
mine which We reached about noon, pass.
ing the /. y. l.. mine on our way. Al
this mine, low Dcipg worked under a
aase by Messrs., Daines and Hitchcock,
fSome very finSore is being taken out,
:sone Of which will work nearly thous-
and dollars ,ppr ton, and the lessees are
1making avery gooi thing olt OF their
elss.
At the c. o. d. We met ,Iessrs
Dana and Howell, the owEers, who made
us welcome and furnished us with more
nourishmcnt, both solid and fluid. At
this mine there is presented TO the eye o!
the visitor sccno OF activity and bustls
that is hardly equalled in the county.
There are now twenty-tbree men on the
pay roll, whose number will be increased
as fast as the mine is opened up to make
room for them. The main shaft is now
down 2s0 feet and is the deepest OF any
in the county. What work is now being
done in the mine Is on the 250-foot level,
which is being run both ways as fast as
money and men can do it. The recent
discovery OF rich ore in this level has
brought the c. o, ID. mine to the from,
and it is to-day the best paying mine in
the county. The mine is provided with
steam hoisting works and pumps with
the latest and best improvements. and no
difficulty is experienced in handling the
large quantity Of water found below the
200 foot level. As the ore comes to the
surface it is thrown on large screens,
where stream OF water is turned over
it, after which the waste is picked out and
thrown over the dump, while the balance
is sacked up and loaded on teams at once.
Here the waste Is sorted from the ore
instead OF the ore being sorted from the
waste, and yet carload lots OF the ore
sorted in this way run from 800 to $50
ounces per ton, while the screenings
which are also sacked up when sufficient
ly dry run ia the neighborhood of $50
ounces. OF the % men employed on the
mine at present eight are engaged in
washing and sorting the ore, the ship
ments Of which are now about two car
loads per week. There is no doubt that
this mine has wonderful future bsfore
it and that its lucky owners will realize
fortunes, bnt at the same time similar re.
suits may be realized from many other o
our prospect hples. Three years ago thi-
mine went begging at $1,000, to-day i,
could not be bought for half a million,
but such are the chances OF mining.
The adjoining claim On the north j.
the Silver King mine, operated by n
c. Amer under lease, and on which
considerable work has been done. Mr.
Amer recently sunk new shaft to the
depth OF about 100 feet. from the bottom
Of which he ID now running levels. He
was unfortunate enough to strike consider |
able water in the shaft which necessitatei
the erection of a whip which taxel his
resources heavily, being poor man
However he does not regret the expense
now, and his faith in the mine has been |
rewarded by coming across a fye-inch |
streak Of ore in the east level, about fix.
teen feet from the shaft Of this ore he
had taken out in the five days previous to
our visit about ! 200 pounds which will
mill from 800 TO 5000. Mr.. Amer is bad
ly crippled with rheumatism but in spite
of this manages TO put in his regular
days work, and we are very glad to know
that he has chance Of getting some pc
cuniary reward for all that he has endur-
ed.
Returning to Stockton Hill we found
that three OF the ladies OF our party had
succumbed TO the seductive persuasions
OF Engineer Lassell and his hand
some bucket tender. Will Watkins,
and had trusted themselves TO the tender
mercies OF a wire rope and the slight foot
ing afforded by the top OF bucket. To
Mrs. F. w. Hill, Of San Jose, is accorded
the honor Of being the first lady who has
visited the lower levels Of the Cupel mine.
She was guided i'm her descent and Ascent